Bogus bomb threat forces evacuation at Hamilton's Steinert High

HAMILTON — Steinert High School had to be evacuated following a bomb threat Friday morning.

At 9:57 p.m., students and staff were moved to the football field and sat in the stands while police were searching the school. An hour later, students walked from Steinert to nearby Reynolds Middle School.

A dozen police vehicles were at the entrance of Steinert. Officers from the New Jersey State Police, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, the Trenton police department and the Lawrence police department assisted the Hamilton police with the search. Six dogs from the combined police effort sniffed through the property, according to officials from the sheriff’s office.

An ambulance and two firetrucks were stationed at Reynolds while the search was being conducted. Hamilton Superintendent James Parla said police were brought in to search the school to ensure there was no credibility to the threats.

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“I’m very happy with the response of the staff and students,” Parla said.